tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839483954961689076.post117547480166248730..comments2023-07-16T03:14:26.334-04:00Comments on In-between Time: Study of Daniel: Proverbs 21: 10-19Sue J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08668691234427771146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839483954961689076.post-80253333863730840682009-08-01T09:48:57.984-04:002009-08-01T09:48:57.984-04:0019It is better to live in a desert land Than with ...19It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.<br /><br />Is it hot & dry out there, or is it just ME? <br /><br />:-)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458659497370768232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839483954961689076.post-65491239897106882342009-08-01T07:44:05.596-04:002009-08-01T07:44:05.596-04:00Verse 13 is one of the more strongly stated verses...Verse 13 is one of the more strongly stated verses, in tone, about what happens when we ignore the poor. I also think that this applies to those who are poor in regard to attaining wisdom.<br /><br />14:31 says, "He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, but he who is gracious to the needy honors Him."<br /><br />Those who are truly poor know grace when it comes upon them--and it's not in the handout. Those who are poor in spirit, or poor in wisdom....when they receive encouragement and are shown a step on the path of knowledge, are they not honoring God?<br /><br />If we're not poor, I think we struggle with seeing poverty, and we question whether folks are really needy, and we withhold and...bottom line, we judge, don't we?<br /><br />Giving doesn't always have to be about money, because those who are poor may be poor in more than one way. But we won't know until we give.<br /><br />Thanks for getting me looking at something new this morning!Sue J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08668691234427771146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839483954961689076.post-24989318870163944572009-08-01T00:22:44.769-04:002009-08-01T00:22:44.769-04:00Very interesting about the poor. It's almost a...Very interesting about the poor. It's almost as if it's a test of some sort.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.com